Bobby pin holder



1956 G. E. KENNEDY ET AL 2,

BOBBY PIN HOLDER Filed DEC. 1. 1953 a. Elirzrzed United States Patent BOBBY PIN HOLDER Gertrude E. Kennedy, Youngstown, and Jesse Hawkins, Alliance, Ohio, assignors to R. E. Cunningham, Locust Grove, Okla.

Application December 1, 1953, Serial No. 395,479

1 Claim. (Cl. 1321) By way of explanation, it might be stated that in positioning bobby pins, it is a difiicult matter to hold a bobby pin in one hand and open the pin while holding the hair with the other hand to permit the bobby pin to be properly positioned.

When using bobby pins, it is common practice for a person to pick up the bobby pin with one hand and place the pin in the mouth and press the free ends of the arms of the bobby pin over a tooth of the mouth wedging the pin open, which practice is not only inconvenient, but detrimental to the enamel of the teeth.

It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to provide a holder for bobby pins which will cause bobby pins to open readily for positioning, when the pins are being withdrawn from the holder, while being held in the hand of the person removing the bobby pin from the holder.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bobby pin holder, wherein the bobby pins will be so supported that What might be termed the head ends of the bobby pins will be supported on the top of the cross bars of the holder in an open position and in a natural position to be picked up by the operators thumb and forefinger.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a hobby pin holder constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevational view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the hobby pin holder.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the bobby pin holder illustrating a number of supporting rods in place of the shelves as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the bobby pin holder comprises a body 5 which is constructed of any suitable material and preferably rectangular in formation, as clearly shown by the drawing.

The bobby pin holder also includes a plurality of shelves 6 which are horizontally disposed and arranged in vertical spaced relation with respect to each other, providing ample clearance for bobby pins between the shelves.

Formed in the shelves and arranged in horizontal spaced relation with respect to each other are openings 7, the openings in the present showing being eight in number. However, it is to be understood that the number of openings and the length of the shelves may be determined to meet various requirements of use.

Formed in the upper and lower ends of the body 5, and disposed transversely thereof, are elongated openings it "ice which are of widths to receive the fabric straps 9 to which safety pins 10 are secured, the safety pins affording means whereby the hobby pin holder may be readily and easily pinned to the waist or garment of the person using the bobby pin holder, so that ready and easy access to the bobby pins supported thereon will be provided.

In the form of the invention as shown by Fig. 4 of the drawing, the body portion .is indicated by the reference character 5, which is also constructed of any desired material, and provided with transversely elongated openings 8.

Extending forwardly from the body portion 5 are the vertical supports 12 which are disposed at right angles with respect to the front and rear surfaces of the body portion 5.

Supporting rods 13 connect the vertical supports 12, and are arranged in vertical spaced relation with respect to each other, the rods being so arranged that ample space will be provided between adjacent rods for the reception of the bobby pins.

The bobby pins, which are indicated by the reference character 14, when positioned on the holder as shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing, are positioned with their straight arms disposed within the openings 7 of the shelves 6, the openings 7 being spaced from the forward edges of the shelves, causing the bobby pins to open as shown by the drawing, to the end that when a person removing the bobby pins picks the pins up for use, the thumb and forefinger of the person will be positioned so that they will lie betwen the arms of the bobby pins to hold them open while being positioned on the hair.

In using the modified form of the invention, the pins are positioned over the rods 13 in the manner as shown by the drawing, wherein the bobby pins are open by being spread over the rods. The operator may by positioning the thumb and forefinger between the arms of the bobby pins, hold the bobby pins open for positioning with accuracy.

It might be further stated that the openings 8' in the modified form of the invention, are designed to receive straps corresponding to the straps 9 as shown by Fig. 1 of the drawing, so that the bobby pin holder may be readily secured to the garment of the person using the bobby pin holder.

It thus will be seen that because of the construction of the body of the holder, the holder may rest flat on a supporting surface such as a table or the like and the bobby pin may be efiectively removed from the holder in an open position, ready for application to the hair.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and use of the hobby pin holder will be obvious, and that a further detailed disclosure as to the use and construction of the device is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A holder for holding bobby pins, comprising a body, vertical supports extending along the side edges of the body and projecting forwardly therefrom, supporting rods connecting the vertical supports, said rods being spaced substantial distances from the body providing clearances between the rods and body for bobby pins positioned over the rods, holding said bobby pins in open positions with their open ends disposed upwardly for removal from the bobby pin holder, in open positions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,551,885 Jackson May 8, 1951 ,092 Buelow June 10, 1952 2,687,736 Bohmholdt Aug. 31, 1954 

